Urgently Required: Project Coordinator

Based in: Waingapu, Sumba Timur, NTT

REPORTS TO:  Program Manager

Expected commence date: August 20, 2020

Lutheran World Relief (LWR), a U.S. based non-profit development organization engaged in seeking lasting solutions to poverty and reducing risk, is seeking an experienced Project Coordinator to implement their project in Sumba Timur. This position will be hired under consultant contract until 30 September 2020 and upon performance satisfaction, the person will be hired until September 2021 with possibility for extension until 2022 under definite employment contract.

The Project Coordinator (PC) is responsible for the field-based aspects of the Management of Resource for Agroforestry Development in East Sumba (MARADA) Project. S/he will ensure the overall project implementation as planned, build network with project stakeholder in village, district as well as provincial level, identify and coordinate possible approaches for project sustainability, by carrying but not limited to task below:

1.     Increase community capacity in natural resource management, including but not limited to forest, savannah and mangrove

2.     Ensuring stakeholder participation in all project cycle

3.     Conduct organizational strengthening by develop planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation to community group

4.     Coordinate with local government and any organization that may collaborate for better contribution to the project and activities implementation

5.     Organize, plan and assist community (group) for their livelihood development according to project design

6.     Manage all project document at field level

7.     Supervise Field Facilitators, provide coaching and problem solving, when needed. On regular basis, discuss on LLR (Leadership Learning Review) with Field Facilitators and updated the result to Program Manager

8.     Taking initiative in provide recommendation for project approaches based on updated information or situation in community

9.     Work with field staffs, develop work plans, implementation schedules, and reporting timelines in conjunction with Program Manager

10.  Monitor budget spending at project level and notify any action needed to respond to budget spending

11.  Ensuring the project report and all their monitoring and evaluation meet required standard

12.  Ensuring that project activities are implemented based on plan, report any delay and recommend any possible approaches to make the project provide better impact to community

Minimum requirement:

• Deep commitment to LWR’s core values and ability to model those values in relationships with colleagues and partners
• 3-5 years progressive experience in village development planning, facilitation in managing and implementing program that related to natural resource sustainable management and livelihood
• Knowledge of program cycle including design, monitoring and evaluating development projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with local government, community groups and other stakeholder
• Proficiency using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail and web browser software
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Ability to provide written and oral reports in English preferred
• Understanding local culture is desirable
• Willing to be based in Waingapu, Sumba

Application Instruction:

§  All interested candidates should submit an updated CV, Cover Letter, three (3) professional references and salary expectation (not exceed 350kb) to JobsIndo@lwr.org  Please put “Project Coordinator East Sumba_<your name>” in the subject line and put your name in the file name for CV (Sample, CV PC East Sumba_<your name>) and Cover Letter (Cover Letter PC East Sumba_<your name>).

§  Application deadline:  7 August 2020.  Only shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview. No telephone inquiries please.